Worlds Best Granola

I can't live without my homemade granola. I eat it almost every morning pretty much, and it's just ten times better than any kind you can buy at the store, I promise. 

Ingredients:

2 cups oats (4 dl havregryn)
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup mixed nuts, chopped
1 tsp salt. 
handful of coconut slices
handful of cranberries


Directions:

Mix oats, honey, nuts and salt until all the honey is evenly spread across the oats. Bake for 1 hour at 200 degrees F (100 degrees C). When you take it out of the oven put the coconut and cranberries on the baking sheet while you let it cool down.
Let it cool down and serve on top of yogurt or chia pudding.

Loppefrøskalle Pandekager - Psyllium Husk Pancakes

Pancakes with a boost of fibre. Thats what we like, right? Here's a recipe for some really delicious pancakes which are gonna make a great and healthy breakfast.

Vi kan da godt lide pandekager, som er smækfyldte med fibre og protein kan vi ikke? Her er en opskrift på de lækreste pandekager med en sød og god skyr creme til at komme på toppen. Det er et sikkert hit her!

Ingredients:
1 egg (1 æg)
1 tbsp milk (1 spsk milk)
1/2 tbsp psyllium husk (1/2 spsk loppefrøskaller)
1 tsp vanilla (1 tsk vanille) 
1 banana (1 banan)

Topping:
1 dl (1/2 cup) skyr (greek yogurt) 
1 tsp agave
1/2 tsp vanilla
Fresh fruit

Directions:
Mash banana and eggs and mix with the rest of the ingredients for the pancakes. Make 4 individual pancakes on a pan. 
Mix all ingredients for the topping and serve with fresh fruit for the pancakes.

Mos banan og æg og tilsæt resterende ingredientser for pandekagerne. Lav 4 små pandekager på en pande. 
Rør alle ingredientserne til skyr toppingen sammen og server på pandekagerne med frisk frugt.

Breakfast Bowl

Er du på udkig efter en super lækker, sund og hurtig morgenmad, så lav en lille yogurt med bær eller frugt og nødder drysset med en smule agave sirup for sødme. Det er i hvert fald noget jeg elsker!

Are you looking for a yummy, healthy, and easy breakfast then make this easy yogurt with berries or fruit, nuts and drizzled with agave syrup for sweetness. According to me it is some of the most delicious things in the morning with a cup of coffee.

Desuden er en kop kaffe jo heller aldrig galt i byen.

Gluten-free Banana Peanut Butter Pancakes

Okay, so I know I've done a lot of things with peanut butter lately, and there is a reason! In Denmark we don't eat peanut butter almost ever, and you sometimes have to buy it at specialty stores, and here in America I have grown to love peanut butter, and the thing is that I'm leaving America here in one week, so why not take advantage of the things you have while you have them i figured? 
So if you are looking for a super filling, gluten-free, (peanut butter) pancake recipe this is the one for you! These are amazing!

Ingredients:

2 cups oats
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
3 eggs
2 ripe bananas
1 cup natural peanut butter

Directions:

1. Blend oats to make oat flour and combine with the buckwheat flour, salt, and baking powder. 
2. Beat eggs together with bananas and peanut butter in a separate bowl with a fork.
3. Combine the two mixtures and make little pancakes on a pan sprayed with cook spray.

Steel Cut Oatmeal

So I read this really interesting thing that you have to soak your flours and grains before you use them.. It had something to do with something to do with some chemicals which had to be killed by the acids you add to the water, which can be anything from yogurt to buttermilk to lemon, but it was supposed to kill some things that supposedly should be bad for your digestion etc, so I decided to try it. Honestly I don't think there really was a difference.... But here's the method if you should be interested. 

Ingredients:

1 cup water
2 tbsp yogurt (or lemon juice or buttermilk)
1 cup steel cut oats

1 cup water
1 banana
1 apple
Dash cinnamon
Handful dried cranberries 

Directions:

1. Soak steel cut oats in water and acid over night. Preferable 24 hours. 
2. Transfer oats into a sauce pan and add another cup of water. Cook over medium high.
3. Mash banana and peel and shred apple and add both to the oats. Add the cinnamon too.
4. When the water is all absorbed and oats are tender remove from heat and add the dried cranberries.

Brunch Picnic

The weather has been just amazing the last couple of weeks here in Utah, so today my two sweet host sisters and I had a picnic in the back yard where we ate brunch.
Brunch is probably one of my favorite meals. I mean breakfast is amazing, and when you combine it with lunch, so you can have twice as much food, and both savory and sweet things, then isn't it just perfect?

Here is what we made:

Scrambled eggs (3 eggs, 1/4 cup milk, salt and pepper. Scramble on a pan) and sliced tomatoes, sprinkled with salt.

Smoothie

Fresh strawberries from the garden and orange slices

Yogurt Parfait:
2 * 1/3 cup yogurt
2 tbsp granola
2*1 tbsp frozen blueberries
1 tsp honey
7-8 mixed nuts

Directions:
Take a cup and fill it with 1/3 cup of yogurt. Add granola and 1 tbsp frozen blueberries. Add second layer of yogurt and top with the rest of the blueberries, chopped nuts and honey.

Mothers Day French Toast

So today was Mother's Day, and I wanted to make my host mom a nice breakfast, since I couldn't do it for my mom. It has been a tradition for me to make breakfast for my mom on Mother's Day, so I'm glad I got to do it this year also, and make my host mom happy.

French Toast is a thing I discovered here in America. In Denmark we have something similar we call Arme Riddere or faithful knights. But I've really come to love it, and making it healthy is not hard at all either! Usually you would put powdered sugar and syrup on top, but instead I put homemade blueberry syrup on top, and that was really good!

Ingredients:

8 slices of whole wheat bread
3 eggs
1 cup almond milk
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

1. Beat eggs and add almond milk, honey, and cinnamon.
2. Heat a pan in a little bit of butter or vegetable oil.
3. Dip the bread in the egg mixture on both sides for about 20-30 seconds.
4. Fry on both sides until golden brown and serve with syrup and fresh fruit.

Blueberry Muffins

If you are looking for some healthy gluten-free muffins with lots of protein for a good breakfast or just a healthy treat, these muffins are perfect for you! They took me about 40 minutes to make and bake, and they are just super delicious. 

If you are not a big fan of blueberries, go ahead and substitute with either raspberries or strawberries or whatever you would like. Also try to experiment with the flavor of the protein powder. I used banana cream, because I think blueberries and banana goes well together, but another excellent flavor would just be vanilla or something like that. Whatever you would like!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (50 g) oats
• 1/2 cup (50 g) coconut flour
• 2/3 cup (80 g) frozen blueberries
• 1 handful almonds
• 1 scoop protein powder
• 1 tsk. baking powder
• 1/2 cup almond or soy milk or water
• 1/2 cup water - depending on texture. You want it pretty firm, not too runny.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Blend oats and almond in a blender for just a couple of seconds to make a kind of flour. 
3. Combine with the rest of the ingredients.
4. Divide evenly into a muffin tin. 
5. Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
6. Let them cool and enjoy with a nice cup of almond milk!

On the Road Oats in a Jar

Are you on the road a lot and often in a hurry? Then take the time to make these convenient jars of ready to go oatmeal as a quick and super healthy breakfast. 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup oats
1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup blueberries
1 strawberry
1 tsp cinnamon
Pinch salt
Few drops stevia

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a jar and store in refrigerator at least a couple of hour, up to several days. 

Cinnamon Granola

Someone might ask you what your favorite cereal is, or just your favorite thing for breakfast, and I have always said yogurt with granola. Even since I was 9 years old that has just been my favorite thing, and it still is. So what do you do, when stores in America don't have your usual favorite kind of granola from Denmark? Well you make your own, which actually is zoo much better and also healthier. And I gotta say that I have fallen in love with this recipe. It is simply amazing.

Ingredients:

3 cups old fashioned oats
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup coconut flour
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup honey
1 tbsp vanilla
handful cranberries
1/2 cup hazelnuts


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl combine oats, coconut, flour, salt, and cinnamon.
3. Melt coconut oil, honey, and vanilla in a smaller bowl in the microwave.
4. Stir the honey mixture into the oats until they are all covered.
5. Pour the mixture onto the baking sheet and bake for about an hour an a half. Stir it a little every to mix it around every half hour.
6. When there is about 15-20 minutes left add the cranberries and nuts to the baking sheet.
7. When the oats are golden and the honey is not wet anymore the granola is done.
8. Store in a closed jar, and it stays good for months!

Enjoy!

Oatmeal w. fruit and nuts

Oatmeal is my favorite thing in the morning. Without any exceptions. So here's one of my favorite recipes for oatmeal. You can go ahead and top it with whatever you would like. My favorite is fresh fruit, nuts, and honey though, but also dried fruit and other things, just be creative!

Ingredients:

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup steel cut oats

3 cups water

1 cup milk of choice

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp cinnamon

1 banana (for sweetness, honey would work too)

Toppings

Directions:

Cook oats and water until all is absorbed. It takes about 10 minutes. When all the water is absorbed add milk, salt, and cinnamon. Mash the banana and add as well. When milk is absorbed and oats are completely cooked, serve oatmeal with desired toppings and drizzle with honey. 

Mini Muffin Quiches

So the other day me and my friends were hanging out, and we got kind of hungry, so we were doing the staring into the fridge and not knowing what to eat or make. The only things we could find were some eggs, milk, tomatoes, and cheese... So what do you make with these ingredients? Well, little egg cakes of course! The best thing about quiches is that you can put almost anything in them. It's one of those empty the refrigerator dishes, and they taste good too, so how convenient is that huh?

Ingredients:
6 egg yolks (or 3 eggs)
5 eggs
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup milk
salt and pepper
2 tsp dried basil
Tomatoes, broccoli, asparagus, spinach, anything you would like.

Directions:
Beat eggs and add cheese, milk, and mix until all combined. Add any add inns you would like.
Pour into a muffin tin. Bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until they're all baked.

Enjoy!

Skinny Banana Bread

I loooove and adore banana bread. I really do. So this sunday morning I decided to bake a couple of loafs of yummy banana bread. But I made them in a way that you could still eat them as a breakfast and they were not too unhealthy. Actually they didn't have any sugar in them, and they're baked with mostly oat flour to give the maximum amount of fibre and good nutrients. Just the way I like it.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
1/2 cup honey
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 mashed bananas
1 cup oat flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup almond milk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup roughly chopped walnuts

Directions:
In a big bowl melt coconut oil and mix with honey. Add eggs, vanilla, and mashed banana and whisk till combined. In a separate bowl mix all the dry ingredients. Add flour a little at a time into the wet ingredients alternately adding almond milk. 
Chop walnuts and carefully add into the batter. Add chocolate chips as well. 
Grease a loaf pan or two, depending on how tall you want the breads. I did two, but they turned out kinda small.
Preheat oven to 350 degreed F and bake the loaves for 35 minutes.

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Pancakes

Pancakes are like the best thing on a Saturday morning? Am I not right? But to be honest, I really don't like the pancake mixes or just normal plain white flour ones with a ton of syrup on top. It's just not good if you ask me. I would much rather prefer some made with oats, because it has more texture and flavor, and toped with chocolate chips and fresh fruit instead. See that's yummy!

Ingredients:
1 cup (120g) whole wheat flour
1/2 cup (40g) quick oats
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cardamom1 large egg (or 2 egg whites)
1 cup (240ml) almond milk
2 Tablespoons agave syrup
1/4 cup (60g) Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Toppings

Directions:

whisk flour, oats, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and cardamom in a large bowl. 

In a separate medium bowl, beat egg with the milk. Add agave syrup, almond milk, yogurt, and vanilla extract. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour and whisk until combined. Heat a griddle or a skillet and coat with non sticking cooking spray. Bake the pancakes for about 2 minutes on each side. 

Enjoy!

Oat Waffles

This morning as I woke up, I was really craving waffles, but not the white fluffy ones that you usually connect with waffles. I mean, sure they're good, but they just don't fill you up very well when there's a long time till you'll have food again. Therefore I tried to make them with oat flour instead, and I gotta say that they turned out amazing. Really the good thing about waffles isn't the waffles, but the things you put on top of them, if you ask me.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
2 eggs
1 tbsp agave syrup
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1 tbsp coconut oil, melted
cooking spray

Directions:
Ground oats in a food processor until it has become sort of a oat flour. Mix oat flour, coconut flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat eggs and add almond milk, agave syrup, yogurt, and coconut oil. Pour the flour mixture into the wet ingredients and mix well to make sure there is no  lumps of flour. 
Heat waffle iron, and spray with cooking spray. Bake the waffles and serve with fresh fruit and syrup.

Enjoy!